1. Werner Dollinger was a German politician and economist, a member of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria.
11 Facts About Werner Dollinger
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Werner Dollinger served as Federal Minister for the Treasury from 1962 to 1966, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation in 1966, Federal Minister for Post and Telecommunications from 1966 to 1969, and as Federal Minister of Transport from 1982 to 1987.
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Werner Dollinger obtained an MBA degree in 1940 and two years later gained his doctorate.
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From 1943 to 1945, Werner Dollinger served in the Wehrmacht armed forces during World War II.
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Werner Dollinger became chairman of the local Chamber of Commerce in 1948 and of the Middle Franconian clay industry association in 1952.
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In 1946 Werner Dollinger was one of the founding members of the Christian Social Union branch in Neustadt an der Aisch.
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Werner Dollinger was elected city councillor and deputy in the district assembly.
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Werner Dollinger acted as CSU district chairman from 1951 to 1972, as a councillor in the party's district committee, and joined the state executive in 1957.
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At the 1953 federal elections, Werner Dollinger was elected to the West German Bundestag parliament.
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On 14 December 1962 Werner Dollinger was appointed Federal Minister for the Treasury in the last cabinet of Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, an office he retained under Adenauer's successor Ludwig Erhard.
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Werner Dollinger died at his home in Neustadt an der Aisch.